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Inaugural Run of the Silver Jubilee Train, 8 June 1977, Newcastle upon Tyne

Inaugural Run of the Silver Jubilee Train, 8 June 1977, Newcastle upon Tyne

1977
Flying Scotsman Aus. Steam 1988

Flying Scotsman Aus. Steam 1988

1988
A final tribute to the steam locomotive

A final tribute to the steam locomotive

1968-10
First Day Cover commemorating the 50th Anniversary of 4472

First Day Cover commemorating the 50th Anniversary of 4472

02/05/1973
Commemorative stamps to mark 150th Anniversary of the Liverpool & Manchester Railway

Commemorative stamps to mark 150th Anniversary of the Liverpool & Manchester Railway

1980
First Day Cover commemorating Sir Isaac Newton (1642-1727) 18p stamp [Principia Mathematica] designed by Sarah Godwin

First Day Cover commemorating Sir Isaac Newton (1642-1727) 18p stamp [Principia Mathematica] designed by Sarah Godwin

1987
The First Schneider Trophy Race

The First Schneider Trophy Race

2002
First day cover of Dorothy Hodgkin stamp (20p) showing portrait photo and part of her vitamin B12 model

First day cover of Dorothy Hodgkin stamp (20p) showing portrait photo and part of her vitamin B12 model

1996
First day cover

First day cover

1982
First day special postal issue 12 August 1982

First day special postal issue 12 August 1982

1982
Commemorative cover issued by the Chemical Society on 7 November 1974

Commemorative cover issued by the Chemical Society on 7 November 1974

1974
Printed first day cover

Printed first day cover

1986
First day stamp issue

First day stamp issue

1983
FDC commemorating the opening of the Commonwealth Cable COMPAC

FDC commemorating the opening of the Commonwealth Cable COMPAC

1963
Stamps commemorative "The Age of Steam" First day cover issued by G.P.O. 18/1/94. 5 stamps on envelope. Philatelic Bureau Edinburgh. Commemorative issued 18 January 1994, photographs by Colin Gifford, designed by Delaney Design Consultants, printed by Harrison & Sons Ltd, photogravure, PVA gum; 19p stamp, Class 5 No 44957 and Class B1 No. 61343 on West Highland Line; 25p stamp, Class A1 No. 60149 Amadis at Kings Cross; 30p stamp, Class 4 No. 43000 on Turntable at Blyth North; 35p stamp, Class 4 No. 42455 near Wigan Central; 41p stamp, Class Castle No. 7002 Devizes Castle on Bridge crossing Worcester and Birmingham Canal.

The Age of Steam stamps

1994
First day cover celebrating the Forth Bridge centennial, dated 4 March 1990. The cover includes a painting by Brian Lancaster showing an A1 Pacific crossing the bridge.

Forth Bridge Centennial 1890-1990

1990
First day cover celebrating the 150th anniversary of the Edinburgh to Glasgow railway line, dated Glasgow 18 February 1992.

Edinburgh - Glasgow 150 years - this magnificent line

1992
Commemorative cover, paper, Nene Valley Railway Railway Letter Service, marking the operation of the Nene Valley Railway's mail bag exchange apparatus at Yarwell. Bears an 'NVR Railway Letter' stamp.

Nene Valley Railway Railway Letter Service

2008
First day cover celebrating 100 years of the West Highland line, dated 11 August 1994.

West Highland Line 1894 - 1994

1994
Commemorative cover, paper, The Territorial Army 1908-2008 / A Century of Service - British Forces Postal Service, commemorating the British Forces Postal Service and the centenary of the TA. Depicts Britannia class locomotive no. 70013 Oliver Cromwell, which ran as no. 70048 and was named 'The Territorial Army 1908-2008' at Quorn & Woodhouse Station on the Great Central Railway on 8 November 2008. Bears a 1st class stamp and contains a card with notes on the TA and the Service. Produced by 88 Postal & Courier Regiment, The Royal Logistical Corps.

The Territorial Army 1908-2008 / A Century of Service - British Forces Postal Service

2008-11
First day cover commemorating the 150th anniverdary of the first operation of the locomotive John Bull in America. The envelope was carried in a coach behind the John Bull on 15 September 1981.

First day cover commemorating the 150th anniversary of the first operation of John Bull locomotive

1981
First day cover, Silver Jubilee National Rail Museum, India, 1971-1996, stamped 7th October 1996.

Silver Jubilee National Rail Museum, India

1996
First day cover celebrating 20th century streamlined locomotives - stamp depicts Hiawatha. Issued 27 August 1999.

First day cover celebrating 20th century streamlined locomotives

1999
Commemorative cover celebrating 150 years since the opening of the York, Newcastle & Berwick Railway, dated 2 July 1997. The cover illustrates various locomotives including Mallard, and also the nameplate of the Flying Scotsman, the Forth Bridge, etc., and has a brief history of the YN&BR on the back of the envelope. No. 61 in Benham's Railway Series.

York, Newcastle & Berwick Railway commemorative cover

1997
Philatelic first day cover and associated documentation, presented to the NRM by the Hackworth Society to commemorate the re-running of the Rainhill Trials, 24-26 May 1980, in glazed frame.

Philatelic first day cover and associated documentation

1980